IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture—Japan’s oldest Buddhist paintings moved a step forward to their first public display since they were badly damaged in a 1949 fire at Horyuji temple here. But it could ...
IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture--Horyuji temple here has mounted a second crowdfunding ... by being permitted to view murals scorched by a fire inside its Kondo main hall in 1949. The exclusive viewing ...